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Security Takes a Village
Combating a Rise in Ransomware: A Roundtable Discussion
Addressing ransomware has never been more of a top priority for senior IT leaders than it is today. Ransomware can be devastating to both individuals and organizations, and many organizations have been put in a position to pay millions of dollars to recover their data and deal with the implications..
Cybersecurity Industry
Managed Detection and Response
Data Protection
The Resurgence of Removable Hardware Threats
The use of external devices is more and more common these days. Even before the pandemic, external devices like USB keys and external hard drives allowed employees to easily take their projects with them when they were on the go.But with their widespread use, externals are a huge target for malware..
Cybersecurity Industry
Threat Intelligence
Managed Detection and Response
Protect Your Office 365 Accounts from Takeover
Workforces are becoming more distributed due to the pandemic or the desire to hire the best talent wherever in the world it may be. In turn, many are moving their operations into the cloud, starting with email, being one of the most common applications. Many companies that use Microsoft Exchange..
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Managed Detection and Response
Cybersecurity News
Are You Responding to Script Lines, or Headlines?
We see breaches disclosed in the news media more and more often these days. It can have a less-than-ideal impact on concerned stakeholders at companies. This impact is often heightened if the breach is at an organization in your industry, is otherwise high-profile, in your local geography, or if..
Cybersecurity Industry
Managed Detection and Response
A New Type of Cybersecurity Company
Today, we’re launching ActZero, a new type of cybersecurity company whose mission is to make exceptional cybersecurity accessible to small and mid-sized enterprises. The need could not be more clear: Increasingly sophisticated attacks are targeting organizations of all sizes, leveraging..
Cybersecurity Industry
Managed Detection and Response
7 Lessons Learned from SMB Cybersecurity Leaders
While I might not be in the IT trenches, over my years in sales I have had the benefit of working alongside IT leaders across multiple industries. I’ve learned first-hand about the problems IT leaders face in their everyday cybersecurity operations.
Cybersecurity Industry
Managed Detection and Response
The Traditional SOC Is Dead, Long Live the Remote SOC
If you haven't read our 2021 Cybersecurity predictions whitepaper, I recommend that you do. In it, you'll find one prediction that might be somewhat controversial—the death of the Security Operations Center (SOC).
Assess Outcomes (Not Features)
Cybersecurity Industry
Managed Detection and Response
Discussing Cybersecurity Outcomes (Not Features) with CIOs
As a newcomer within the cybersecurity industry, having joined ActZero just over eight months ago, there have been many learning opportunities to come my way. One of the biggest lessons when selling technology is learning how to talk to your prospects, and gearing the conversation towards what is..
Cybersecurity Industry
Cybersecurity News
2021 Cybersecurity Predictions
With a new year comes a new set of predictions for cybersecurity. We’ve developed these predictions to help corporate executives and IT leaders of small to medium sized organizations improve their risk management strategies. This has become a yearly tradition for us, and allows you to benefit from..
Cybersecurity Industry
5 Questions for Your Managed Cybersecurity Vendor
2022/07/13 Update: We have updated this post to reflect the most relevant and recent questions, resources, and context for your managed security provider.
Virtual CISO
Cybersecurity Industry
Managed Detection and Response
Why Your Board Doesn’t Need A Security Expert
Would it surprise you if I said you didn’t need a dedicated cybersecurity expert on your board?
Cybersecurity Industry
Managed Detection and Response
Compromised Admin Account
Hackers are what we might call the thorns and thistles of the internet. An egregious nuisance in the age of technology, and a poisonous problem in the evolving landscape of social and business interactions. It is not to be treated casually. To abate the risks of compromised admin accounts, we..
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Managed Detection and Response
What To Do When an Admin is Compromised
A common tactic used by hackers once they have landed within your environment, is to escalate their level of access by compromising a user with administrative privileges. In this post, we cover the issues with admin accounts being compromised, and the steps you can take if you believe one of yours..
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Managed Detection and Response
How to Choose an MDR Provider
Managed detection and response (MDR) providers are becoming increasingly popular with small-to-medium sized business and mid-market companies alike.
Cybersecurity Industry
Managed Detection and Response
Why More Cybersecurity Threats Since WFH?
As you may have noticed from the headlines, security incidents have increased significantly since the pandemic began. For a start, complaints to the FBI’s Cyber Division are up 400% from before the COVID-19 pandemic and come especially from small and medium-sized businesses.